Strong Rumanian Men and Chinese Women in Lyon!

Marian Dragulescu (ROM)
- double winner

Three of six event finals of the artistic gymnastics world cup in Lyon, France were won bei Romanians:
World champion Marian Dragulescu was unbeaten on vaul, and before he overcame the reigning world champion Diego Hypolito from Brazil.
Successor of Romanian Urzica on pommel horse is the new winner Ilie Popescu and Safoskin (RUS) beats van Gelder!...
In women's competition Chinese Cheng, Fei was successful on vault and floor. On bars the Czech Jana Sikulova won in front of the two Americans Priess and Price - leading at qualification yet, but Ashley Priess (USA) won on beam...

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This weekend the second world cup of artistic gymnastics is held in Lyon, France.
Three current world champions in men's category leads after the first day's qualification: Diego Hypolito (floor) from Brazil, Mitja Petkovsek (bars) from Slovenia and with the highest score on vault Marian Dragulescu. ...

The Romanian Sandra Izbasa is leading on balance beam and on floor exercises, but two young gymnasts from USA, Ashley Priess and Kasandra Price surprise on uneven bars....
Best in qualification on vault is the Chinese Cheng, Fei...
The finals will be held on Sunday....
World Cup 'France International'
- Lyon/FRA, March 18 -

Results, Men's Qualification
>> Floor Exerc. / BODEN // >> Pommelhorse / PFERD

>> Still Rings / RINGE // >> Vault / SPRUNG

>> Parallel Bars / BARREN // >> High Bar / RECK //

WORLD CUP MEN's Decisions in Lyon

FLOOR EXERCISES
1. DRAGULESCU Marian ROM 15.725
2. HYPOLITO Diego BRA 15.525
3. ZOU Kai CHN 15.250

4. GAL Robert HUN 15.150
5. SUZUKI Ryota JPN 14.600
6. SAVITSKI Dimitri BLR 14.475
7. BARMPAKIS Konstantinos GRE 14.325
8. SEROUR Mohamed EGY 14.075

POMMEL HORSE
1. POPESCU Ilie-Daniel ROM 15.175
2. HARUTYUN Merdinyan ARM 15.125
3. BERKI Krisztian HUN 14.975

4. CASIMIR Eric FRA 14.925
5. TENG Haibin CHN 14.850
6. FERDJANI Sid Ali ALG 14.450
7. BENY Pierre-Yves FRA 14.200
8. YOSHIMURA Yuki JPN 13.450

STILL RINGS
1. SAFOSHKIN Alexander RUS 16.425
2. YANG Wei CHN 16.250
3. VAN GELDER Yuri NED 16.050

4. COPPOLINO Andrea ITA 15.675
5. TAN Kai Wen USA 15.525
6. MORANDI Matteo ITA 15.325
7. SAID ELDARINY Walid EGY 14.075
8. SAN MIGUEL Ivan ESP 14.075

VAULT
1. DRAGULESCU Marian ROM 16.587
2. ISAYEV Andriy UKR 16.312
3. HYPOLITO Diego BRA 16.125

4. SAPRONENKO Evgeni LAT 15.900
5. BOTELLA Isaac ESP 15.850
6. WIGNANITZ Raphaël FRA 15.812
7. BLANIK Leszek POL 15.637
8. MAYR Marco AUT 15.600

PARALLEL BARS
1. PETROVSEK Mitja SLO 15.875
2. KHOROKHORDIN Sergei RUS 15.250
3. CUCHERAT Yann FRA 15.200

4. TSOLAKIDIS Vasileios GRE 15.200
5. HUANG Xu CHN 15.150
6. KIERZKOWSKI Adam POL 15.075
7. CARBALLO Manuel ESP 15.075
8. KRYUKOV Nikolai RUS 12.575

HIGH BAR
1. TOMITA Yewki USA 15.425
2. ZOU Kai CHN 15.250
3. SUZUKI Ryota JPN 15.200

4. ZONDERLAND Epke NED 15.075
5. SHAERER Christoph SUI 14.825
6. TENG Haibin CHN 14.675
7. MAREE Florent FRA 14.250
8. BUSNARI Alberto ITA 12.825

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Results, Women's Qualification
>> Vault / SPRUNG // >> Uneven Bars / STUFENBARREN

>> Balance Beam / SCHWEBEBALKEN // >> Floor Exercises / BODEN

WOMEN's Apparatus Finals

VAULT
1. CHENG Fei CHN 14.987
2. KOMRSKOVA Jana CZE 14.512
3. PRICE Kassandra USA 14.387

4. SKOWRONSKA Joanna POL 14.262
5. SHERBATYHKH Olga UKR 13.937
6. SOUZA Lais BRA 13.887
7. KAESLIN Ariella SUI 13.762
8. GRUDKO Anna RUS 13.712

UNEVEN BARS
1. SIKULOVA Jana CZE 14.700
2. PRIESS Ashley USA 14.600
3. PRICE Kassandra USA 14.600

4. GENER Tania ESP 14.550
5. KOSTYUSHENKO Maryna UKR 13.900
6. PRAVDINA Kristina RUS 13.600
7. BELLEMARE Rose Eliandre FRA 11.400
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BALANCE BEAM
1. PRIESS Ashley USA 14.675
2. KAESLIN Ariella SUI 14.350
3. IZBASA Sandra ROM 14.200

4. HAN Bing CHN 13.450
5. PRAVDINA Kristina RUS 13.275
6. WAGNER Veronica SWE 13.050
7. MOREL Erika FRA 12.800
8. MAKSYUTA Valeriya UKR 12.450

FLOOR EXERCISES
1. CHENG Fei CHN 14.975
2. IZBASA Sandra ROM 14.950
3. SHERBATYHKH Olga UKR 14.100

4. PRICE Kassandra USA 13.875
5. WAGNER Veronica SWE 13.850
6. HARMES Suzanne NED 13.350
7. ESCOLAR Thais ESP 13.125
8. SOUZA Lais BRA 12.850

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